Triazine-formaldehyde condensation products



the atomic grouping TRIAZHlE-FORMALDEHYDE CONDENSATION PRODUCTS ArminHiestand, Basel, and Otto Albrecht, Neuewelt, near Basel, Switzerland,assignors to Ciba Limited, Basel, Switzerland, a Swiss firm No Drawing.Application June 1, 1953 Serial No. 358,966

Claims priority, application Switzerland June 4, 1952 6 Claims. (Cl.260-21) This invention is based on the observation thatvaluaamino-1:3:5-triazine containing at least two NH -groups,

in which condensation product at least one hydroxymethyl group for everyNH -group of the aminotriazine is etherified with an alcohol containingat most 4 carbon atoms, and which may also contain bound to at least one.NH -group a hydroxymethyl group containing a radical of high molecularweight, especially a hydroxymethyl group esterified with a non-aromaticcarboxylic acid of high molecular weight or etherified with an alcoholof high molecular weight, with (b) A partial ester of a polyhydricaliphatic alcohol with anon-aromatic saturated carboxylic acidcontaining at least 12 carbon atoms or a partial ether of a polyhydricaliphatic alcohol with a monohydric aliphatic alcohol containing atleast 12 carbon atoms, or, when the starting material defined under (a)contains at least once or RO- (in which R represents a hydrocarbonradical of high molecular weight, which may contain substituents), anamide or N-methylol-amide of a nonaromatic carboxylic acid containing atleast 12 carbon atoms, with the aid of heat under practically anhydrousconditions, if desired, in the presence of a catalyst of acid character,accompanied by, the splitting off of the,

alcohol containing at most 4 carbon atoms, and freeing thereactionmixture from the catalyst if a catalyst has been used.

The formaldehyde condensation products which contain at least onehydroxymethyl group etherified with an alcohol of low molecular weightcontaining at most 4 carbon atoms, and which constitute the reactioncomponents (a) serving as starting materials in the present process, mayin principle be derived from any aminol:3:5 -triazine, provided that itcontains at least two Nl-l -groups and that it can be converted into thecorresponding methylol-compounds with formaldehyde and then etherified.However, for reasons of economy it is recommended to use the more easilyaccessible products, especially melamine, and'also N-phenylmelamine,benzoguanamine, acetoguanamine, formoguanamine, ammeline,2:4-diamino-6-chloro-1:3:S-triazine or the like. The methylol-ethers canbe made by methods in themselves known by the action of an appropriatequantity of formaldehyde on an aminotriazine which contains at least twoNH -groups, and the simultaneous or subsequent etherification of theresulting methylol-aminotriazine or mixture of methylol-aminotriazineswith an 2,927,090 Patented Mar. 1, 1960 2 alcohol, such as ethylalcohol, propyl alcohol, butyl alcohol or advantageously methyl alcohol.In this manher there are often obtained mixtures which are suitable forthe present process in so far as they contain at least one etherifiedhydroxymethyl group for every amino group of the quantity ofaminotriazine used. There may be mentioned, for example, the methylethers of methylol-melamines containing 4-6 methylol groups, in which2-6 methylol groups. are etherified. Such ethers can be obtained, inknown manner, for example, by heating the methylol-melamine withmethanol in the presence of a small quantity of a mineral acid.

vDerivatives of the aforesaid methylol-aminodriazine ethers, whichcontain radicals of high molecular weight bound to at least one NH-group of the triazine ring, and which may also be used as reactioncomponents (a), can be prepared in known manner by the action ofreactive compounds, which contain a radical of high molecular weight, onthe methylol ethers. For preparing such starting materials there mayalso be used methylolarninotriazine ethers in which all the methylolgroups are etherified with alcohols of low molecular weight, or thosewhich still contain free methylol groups. Among the reactive compounds,which contain a radical of high molecular weight and serve forpreparingthestarting materials, there come into considerationprincipally aliphatic compounds which contain a carbon chain of at least7 carbon atoms and at least one reactive hydrogen atom bound to anoxygen or sulfur atom or a non-basic nitrogen atom. Compounds containinga non-basic nitrogen atom are amide-like or urethane-like products.There may be mentioned, for example, amides obtained from ammonia orfrom primary amines, such as methylamine, ethylamine, dodecylamine,octadecylamine or cyclohexamine, on the one hand, and from carboxylicacids, such as acetic acid, chloracetic acid, .butyric acid, capricacid, lauric acid, stearic acid, bchenic acid or oleic acid, on theother; also substituted ureas, such a monododecyl-urea; urethanes such,for example, as are obtainable from chloroformic acid esters, ofalcohols of high molecular weight with ammonia or primary amines, suchas octadecyl-urethane; and furthermore secondary amides, such asdilauric acid amide or N:N'-diacylated aikylene or arylene diamines, forexample, methylenedistearic acid amide.

As compounds which contain a reactive hydrogen atom bound to a sulfuratom there may be mentioned mercaptans, such as dodecyl or octadecylmercaptan, and also esters of alcohols of high molecular weight withmercaptocarboxylic acids, such as esters of thioglycollic acid.

As compounds which contain a reactive hydrogen atom bound to an oxygenatom there come into consideration carboxylic acids, alcohols andN-methylol-compounds. Among the carboxylic acids, which contain a carbonchain of at least 7 carbon atoms, there may be mentioned capric acid,lauric acid, stearic acid, behenic acid,

oleic acid, ricinoleic acid and montanic acid. As alcohols there may beused primary, secondary or tertiary alcohols which may bestraight-chained or branch-chained such, for example, as laurin alcohol,cetyl alcohol, octadecyl alcohol or Z-butyl-octanol. siderationcondensation products of polyglycols or alkylone oxides, advantageouslyethylene oxide, with alcohols, amines, amides or carboxylic acids, suchas the addition product of 1 mol of ethylene oxide with 1 mol ofoctadecyl alcohol or 1 mol ofoctadecylamine.

The N-methylol-compounds are advantageously N- methylol-compounds ofamides or amide-like compounds such as are mentioned above, for example,methylolurethanes.

As the aforesaid compounds which. may be used as There also come intoconreaction components for preparing the starting materials, there areadvantageously used those which contain at least one carbon chain of 18carbon atoms, especially derivatives of stearic acid, of octadecylalcohol or of octadecylamine. A suitable starting material is, forexample, the condensation product obtainable from 1 mol of a highlymethylated methylol-melamine and 1-2 mols of stearic acid.

As stated above, there are used in the present process as reactioncomponents (1)) amides or N-methylol-amides of non-aromatic'carboxylicacids containing at least 12 carbon atoms, or partial esters ofpolyhydric aliphatic alcohols with saturated non-aromatic carboxylicacids containing at least 12 carbon atoms, or partial ethers ofpolyhydric aliphatic alcohols with monohydric aliphatic alcoholscontaining at least 12 carbon atoms. Compounds of this kind are alsoknown or can easily be made by methods in themselves known. 7 The amidesand N-methylol-arnides are advantageously derived from aliph aticcarboxylic acids, for example fro'm lauric acid, palmitic acid, stearicacid, oleic acid, behenic acid, linoleic acid, 'm'yricylic acid or fattyacids obtained-by the oxidation of paraffin wax. Very active endproducts are obtained by starting from urethanes or theirmethylolcompounds, for example, N-methylol-octadecyl-urethane.

The advantageous partial esters or partial ethers are, on the one hand,derivatives of g'lycols, polygly cols, glyce'rine or glycerine-likecompounds and, on the other, of non-aromatic saturated carboxylic acidsor monohydric aliphatic alcohols containing at least 12 carbon atoms.

Among the polyhydric alcohols to be used for preparing such compoundsthere may be mentioned, for example, ethylene glycol, 1'23-propyleneglycol, 1:3- or 1':4-butylene glycol or higher glyco-ls, and alsopo-lyglycols such as diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, or higherpolyglycols obtainable by the condensation of ethylene oxide,and'furtherm'ore compounds which contain more than two hydroxyl groups,such as glycerine, 'erythritols, pentitols and hexitols. Finally, theremay be used derivatives of polyhydric alcohols which are capable offorming by reaction with a saturated carboxylic acid or a derivativethereof or with a monohydric aliphatic alcohol containing at least 12carbon atoms a partial ester or partial ether, respectively, of apolyhydric alcohol. As such compounds there may be mentioned, forexample, glycide, and especially halogenhydrins such as ethylenechlorhydrin. ethylenebromhydrin, glycerine chlorhydrins orepichlorhydrin. Such halogen-containing compounds may be converted, forexample, by reaction with an alkali salt of a 'c'arb'oxylic acid or analkali alcoholate of a monohydric aliphatic alcohol containing at least12 carbon atoms, into a partial ester or partial ether, respectively,suitable for the present process. a i

As carboxylic acids, which may be used themselves or in the form ofreactive derivatives for preparing the partial esters (reactioncomponents (12)), there come into consideration those mentioned above inconnection with the amides,provided they have a saturated hydrocarbonchain. Among the monohydric aliphatic alcohols,

from which the partial ethers (also reaction components (b)) arederived, there may be mentioned, for example, myricyl alcohol, cerylalcohol, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, lauryl alcohol, oleyl alcohol,linoleyl alcohol and linolenyl alcohol. There are also very suitablealcohols or mixtures of alcohols obtainable by the reduction of fattyacids obtained by the oxidation of parafiin wax, and also the higheralcohols or mixtures thereof obtainable'by total synthesis from. carbonmonoxide and hydrogen. There are also suitable mixtures of saturatedalcohols such as are obtainable, for examplefrom drying or semi-dryingor non-drying oils by reduction'with sodium and alcohol or by othermethods, followed by bydrogenation of the multiple bonds. such as fromlinseed oil, soya bean oil, hemp oil, poppy seed oil, wood oil,dehydrated castor oil, cotton seed oil, coconut oil,- cod 4, liver oil,whale oil, menhaden oil, sperm oil and the like.

ture is sufficient.

There may also be used the alcohols obtainable from tall oil.

Instead of the free alcohols, there may be used with advantage forpreparing the partial others their alkali alcoholates or thehalogen-compounds corresponding to the alcohols, i-.e. alkyl halides. I

When the partial esters or partial ethers u ed in the present processare derived from polyhydricalcohols which contain more than two-hydroxylgroups inthe molecule, one or more of the hydroxyl groups may beesterfied or etherified. However, it is essential that at least onehydroxyl group should remain free. Especially suitable compounds for useas reaction components (I1) are the partial ester of 2 mols of stearicacid with 1 mol of glycerine and the partial ether of 2 mols of stearylalcohol with 1 mol of glycerine.

As catalysts of acid character, which may, if desired, be'used forth'e'r'eaction, there are'suitable inorganic or organic acids, orsubstances which yield an acid during the reactionor {act in a manneranalogous to acids, for example, acid anhydridesor Friedel-Craftscatalysts. The choice of the catalyst is preferably left to practicalconsiderations, such asits capacity for being'subsequ'ently removed, itscost and its influence on the final product. In order to-carry out thereaction under-practically anhydrous conditions itha's been foundadvantageous-to use 'a' catalyst which is as freefr'om water aspossible. Advantageous catalysts are, 'for example, concentratedhydrochloric acidjsulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, hypophosphorousacid,-phthalic acid or phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, aceticacidgchloracetic acid, formic acid and the like. The catalysts are ingeneral hardening agents for the lower alkoxymethyl-aminotriazincs usedas reaction components (a) and'also for the final products.

It is therefore of advantage not-to use too large a proportion" of thecatalyst. a few parts percent calculated "on the total reactionmixshould have no disadvantageousinfluence on the final products.

The reaction of components (a) with components (b) is carried out at araised temperature, advantageously at a temperature above C., 'forexample, within. the range of- -200 C. The reactants may simply bemelted or they may be reacted in the presence of-an inert organicsolvent. It may be of advantage to carry out the reaction under reducedpressure, whereby the volatile products formed, that is to say thealcohols of low'molecular weight, can be removed from thereactionmixture.

The relative molecular proportions of the components used depends mainlyon the number of methylol-ether groups present in component (a).Advantageously one molof component (a) is reacted with 1-2 mols ofcomaliphatic character. They are compatible with-fatty oils,

Generally a fewparts per mil to In-o'rder to obtain stable neutral to."weak-1y basic 'final products it is of-advantage to use catal zene, ora mixture of such solvents.

. pellentv effect.

which are soluble in solvents of pronounced organic character, and alsowith ,a large'number of natural and artificial resins, such as colophonyand derivatives thereof, colophony-phenol resins, soluble phenol resins,maleic acid esters, heat treated copals, alkyd resins, styrolized oils,condensation resins soluble in organic solvents, for example, urea oraminotriazine resins, and also with soluble ketone resins and vinylresins, resins containing epoxide groups and the like. The solubilityor, compatibility of the products is strongly influenced by the natureand number of groups of high molecular weight which have been introducedinto the new products.

The products obtainable by the present process, provided that they havebeen prepared from suitable starting materials, can be used, inter alia,as assistants, for example, in the textile, leather and paperindustries. They areespecially suitable as agents for imparting awaterrepellent effect to textiles made from cotton, regeneratedcellulose, cellulose ester, wool, silk, polyamide fibers orpolyacrylonitrile fibers or as ingredients of such agents. Accordingly,the invention also includes a process for t producing a water-repellentdressing on textiles, wherein the textile is impregnated with a bathcontaining a condensation product obtained in accordance with theinvention and if desired another substance capable of imparting awater-repellent effect and a hardening catalyst, and the condensationproduct is hardened. The invention further includes compositionssuitable for producing a water-repellent dressing.

The impregnation may be carried out with the aid of an organic solventor with an aqueous emulsion. When solutions are used it is desirable touse solvents of the kind used for dry cleaning, for example, carbontetrachloride, trichlorethylene, benzine, ortho-dichloroben- Asadditional substances capable of imparting a water-repellent effect,which may also be used, if desired, there are suitable beeswax, carnaubawax, montan wax, synthetic waxes, for example, those obtained fromaliphatic carboxylic acids of high molecular weight, such as stearicacid, behenicacid or montanic acid, and monohydric alcohols such asoctadecyl alcohol, and paraffin wax is especiallysuitable. As hardeningcatalysts there come into consideration those which are soluble inorganic solvents, for example, strong organic acids such as formic acid,acetic acid or chloracetic acid, or compounds which are capable ofsplitting oif acid under the action of heat, such as tartaric aciddiethyl ester or triacetin.

When aqueous emulsions are used for the impregnation it is of advantageto use the known Water-soluble hardening catalysts, such as acids orammonium salts of strong acids, for example, ammonium chloride. To thebath used forimparting a waterrepellent elfect there may beaddedwater-soluble aluminum salts of organic or inorganic acids, such asformic acid, acetic acid or sulfuric acid, or zirconium compounds, e.g.Zirconium salts or sols of hydrated zirconium dioxide. Forpreparing theaqueous emulsions various emulsifying agents may be used. Especiallyadvantageous as emulsifying agents are water-soluble salts of hardenablebasic ternary condensation products which are obtainable by reactingtogether in any order of succession. 1) A methylol-compound of anaminotriazine or an ether of such compound with an alcohol of lowmolecular weight, t (2) An aliphatic compound containing a carbon chainof at least 7 carbon atoms and a reactive hydrogen atom bound to ahetero-atom, and

(3) A primary or secondary amine or a tertiary amine which contains areactive hydrogen atom bound to an oxygen or sulfur atom or to anothernon-basic nitrogen atom. These products themselves produce a water-re-The manufacture of these products is described in US. Patent No.2,783,231 (application Ser. No. 304,442, filed August 14, 1952).Aternary basic isopropyl alcohol or the like.

condensation product suitable for the present invention is the reactionproduct which is obtainable by condensing a highly methylated methylolmelamine first with stearic acid and then with triethanolamine. In theformof its acetate it is very suitable as an emulsifying agent, Theaddition of a basic ternary condensation product is also veryadvantageous when an organic solvent is used, in this case it is not theemulsifying properties of the compound which are of primary importancebut the waterrepellent effect which is additionally produced.

An especially advantageous form of the impregnating process consists inusing a bath which contains the three following components dissolved oremulsified therein:

(1) A condensation product obtained from reaction components (a) and(b),

,(2) Paraflin wax and (3) A basic ternary condensation product asdefined in the preceding paragraph, and

(4) A hardening catalyst. The relative proportions of the individualcomponents may vary within wide limits. Advantageously there are used 10parts of the condensation product (1), 10-60 parts of paratfin wax (2)and 20 parts of the basic condensation product (3).

When solutions in organic solvents are used as impregnating baths theymay be prepared by dissolving the individual components in the solvent.Alternatively, there may be used as starting material. a mixture whichcontains all the components (condensation product, parafiin wax and theternary basic condensation product), in suitable relative proportions;The ternary basic condensation product may be present in these mixturesin the form of the free base or a'water-soluble salt, for example, asthe acetate. Furthermore, these mixtures may also contain dilu'ents orsolvents, for example, alcohols of low molecular weight, such as ethylalcohol,

They may likewise contain chlorinated or non-chlorinated hydrocarbons,e.g. benzene, toluene, xylene, chlorbenzene or 1,2-dichlorethane. t Suchmixtures are suitable not only for preparing impregnating baths withorganic solvents. Thus, they can also be used in order to prepareaqueous baths. For this purpose the mixture is emulsified in water withthe addition of an acid, and the emulsion is diluted to the desired bathconcentration.

- Aqueous impregnating baths can also be prepared by dilutingconcentrated emulsions and adding a hardening catalyst. The concentratedemulsions are of the oil-inwater type and contain all the constituentsexcept as the V t hardening catalyst. The impregnation is carried outwith r for example, at 120150 C. for 5-15 minutes.

the usual apparatus by customary methods. The hardenin'g takes placeafter drying of the textile material or after evaporating the solvent.It may be carried out, When the hardening is carried out at a lowertemperature the period required for hardening is correspondinglyprolonged. The water-repellent dressing produced by the present process,if the products used are suitably selected, is resistant to washing atthe boil, and exhibit a very good water drop repellent eifect.

The following examples illustrate the invention, the parts being byweight unless otherwise stated, and the relationship of parts by weightto parts by volume being the same as that of the kilogram to the liter:

Example 1 1y cooled to about C. 14 parts of epichlorhydrin arethenslowly introduced dropwise, and then the melt; is

7 gradually reheated to 150 C! Whenall the epichlor hydrin-has beenintroduced, thefmixture is stirred for a further 7 hours at" 140-150 C;1 v

By withdr'awing a test portion'frorn the'well'stirred melt and, 'aft'ertaking 'it' up in'ether and agitating .it with dilute'acidfollriwed'b'ywashing with distilled'water, determining the 'acid'number, it is found to have an acid number of 13; The hydroxyl'lnumber'is96.5'instead of 94.5 calculatedfor a diglyceride of commercial stearicacid having'a molecular weight of 270.

Into the melt of the above described stearic acid diglyceride'cooled to120 C. are introduced 67.6 parts of the ester" obtained from highlymethylated methylolmelamine and stearic acid as described below. Under agood vacuum produced by a water'jet pump the contents of the flask,which are now boiling'vi'g'orously, are heated firstfor 2"hours at 120C., then in the course ofl hour up to 160 C; and for 2 hoursatZOtIYC; I

After'pouring'the reaction mass onto a'metal plate there is obtainedavery hard'and brittle product melting at=41-42 C.

The est'er obtained" fromthe highly methylated methylol-melamine andstearic acid is prepared in a manner analogous" to that of the estersdescribed in BritishPaten't No. 611,012."

Inorder to prepare the methylol melamine methyl ether 324 parts (1 notof finely pulverized hexamethylol-m'elamin'e' are introduced, whilestirring, at room temperature into 2000 parts by volume of methylalcohol which contains l-parts by volume of concentrated hydrochloricaeid.- After 10 minutes the methylol-compound is dissolved. The solutionis immediately stirred with about 160 parts of-calcined sodiumcarbonate'until it is-neu'tral to litmus. The precipitated salt isfiltered an, and the solution is evaporated under reduced pressure to asyrup. The syrup concentrated to about 99 percent isth'enfilt'ered whilehot in'order'to remove the residual salt.

1 part of this methylol-melamine methyl ether is heated with 1.3 partsof stear'ic acid under a pressure of. -20 mm. at180-200 QC. untill theacid number of the product has fallen to' 5-8.

ExampleZ By the procedure described in'Example 1, 69parts of acondensation product obtained from methylated methylol-melamine and N-methylol-stearic acid amide are introduced ,into 98 parts of'the moltenester obtained from 1 molof-glycer'ine and 2mols of commercial 'stearicacid. Thenew condensation product so obtained is a hard waxlike masswhich is'soluble', for example, in molten parafiin wax.

The aforesaid condensation productis prepared by heating a'mixture of'66parts of N-m'ethylol stea'ric acid amide and 39 parts ofthemethylol-melamine methyl ether mentioned' 'in Example 1 at l-120" C.for 1-2 hours under. a pressure of 10-20 mm. A hard br ttle mass isobtainedi Example. 3

In a'manner analogous to that described in Example 1, 77 parts of acondensation product obtained from methylated methyol-melamine andN-methlol-octadecyl carbamic acid ester are introduced 'into 98 parts ofthe molten ester obtained from 1 mol of glycerine and 2 mols ofcommercial stearic acid; There is obtained a product Example '4 2701parts of commercial octadecyl alcohol aiemelted, while's't'irringandmixed with a 'soluti'on'of 11.5 parts cf sodium in 140 parts by volumeof methanol.' By introduc'ing nitrogen while slowly heating' thereaction product to'f160f CL'the'methanol is driven olf., ,46 parts ofepichlorhydrin are introduced into the melt cooledto 95- 100 C., andsodium chloride precipitatesimmediately. Thecontents of the flask arethen heated slowly to150 C. and subsequently stirred for a few hours. I

After cooling, thejreis obtained a hard fatty mass which is rathersparingly soluble in alcohol. It consists essentially of a diether ofgly'cerine. 4

65 parts of this glycerine diether are melted with parts of an esterobtained from highly methylated methylol-melainine and stearic acid asdescribed in Example 1, and the mixture is heated in the course of 4hours, while stirring, under a pressure of l020 to 200 C.

The reaction product solidifiesto a hardIwax-like mass which is rathersparingly soluble, for example, in molten parafiin wax. p

Instead of the ester of'hi'ghly methylated methylol melamineand'stearic' acid, there may be used a condensation product obtainedfrom 1 mol of methylol-melamine methyl ether 'and2 mols of'commercialstearyl alcohol.

. Example fi' 19' parts of the highly methylated methylol melaminedescribed in Example 1 are melted in a reaction vesselwith '60 parts'ofa glycerine distearic acid ester, and the mixture is heated under 15.mm. pressure in the course of 3 /2 hours to ZOO-210 C. The newcondensation product so obtained is a hardwax-like mass which issoluble, for example, in molten paraffin .wax. Analogous wax-likeproducts, which are brittle at roo temperaturq are obtained by workingin the manner described above butwith the use ofparts. of a glycerinedioctadecyl ether, instead of 60 parts of. the aforesaid glycerinedistearic acid ester, or by using 90 parts of the aforesaid glycerinediest er.

Example 6 p In the lastparagraphof Example 1 is described thepreparation of a methylol-melamine methyl ether. distearate. Thecorresponding monostearic acid ester may be prepared as follows: 100parts of the highly'ether ified methylol-melamine methyl etherdes'cribedin Example 1 are heated with parts of commercial stearic acid under apressure of 10-15 mm. at 180-200 C. until'the acid number of theproduct'has fallen to 1-3.

62 parts of the methylol-melamine methyl ether mono stearate so obtainedare heated with 131 parts of glycerine distearic acid ester in thecourse of 3-4 hours from 100 C. to 200 C. under a vacuum produced by awater jet pump. H The new condensation product so obtained is a'hardwax-like mass which is soluble, for example, in molten parafiin wax. p

Another wax-like reaction product having similar properties is obtainedby condensing one mol of glycerine dioctadecyl ether with one mol'of theabove -monostearate. Furthermore, analogous condensation pi'oductshaving similar properties are obtained by reetherifyin'g one mol of highlymethylated methylol-melamine with one mol of cornmercial'stearylalcohol, and then the condensation product so obtained is reacted with 2mols "of glycerine distearic acid ester or 2 mols of glycerine'dioctadecyl ether.

' Example 7 Cotton gabardine is treated on afoulard to give an increasein weight of about percent in an aqueous bath having a temperature of60-65 C., which contains 8.8 parts of water, 0.1 part of ammoniumchloride and 1.1

part of the emulsion described below. The fabric is then dried at 80' C.and then after-treated for 5-15 minutes at -150" C. The unwashed, aswell as the washed; fabric possesses good water-repellent properties.

" 9 .;Instead of cottongabardine there may be used for example a fabricof regenerated cellulose, a fabric of a cellulose ester, a fabric ofpolyamide fibers or paper.

The emulsion used is prepared as follows:

20 parts of the salt of the ternary basic condensation product describedbelow are melted at about 90 C. with 10 parts of parafiin wax, 10 partsof the product obtained as described in the third paragraph of Example 1and 1 part of glacial acetic acid. 70 parts of water at 70 C. are thenrun in, while stirring strongly. The emulsion so obtained issubsequently stirred until it reaches room temperature. However, it maybe used in the warm state.

Emulsions having similar properties are made by using, instead of theproduct of Example 1, 10 parts of any oneof the reaction productsprepared as described in Examples 2-6.

The aforesaid salt of the basic ternary condensation product is preparedas follows:

A mixture of 15 parts of triethanolamine and 90 parts of a molten esterof methylated methylolmelamine and stearic acid, the preparation ofwhich is described in the last paragraph of Example 1, is heated, whilestirring, under reduced pressure (10-20 mm.) at 115-120 C. until a testportion withdrawn from the reaction vessel is soluble in dilute warmacetic acid. This is generally the case after 1-2 hours. The melt isthen stirred at .70-80 C. with 7 parts of glacial acetic acid. There isobtained a yellowish wax-like mass which is soluble in dilute aceticacid.

Example 8 as described in the third paragraph of Example 1 and inExamples 2-6.

There are then added parts of isopropyl alcohol and 4 parts of glacialacetic acid and the mixture is heated while stirring, up to 90 C. atwhich temperature 90 parts of water at 60-70 C. are added. There isobtained immediately an emulsion which after being subsequently stirredfor a short time is poured into 860 parts of water at 70 C. whichcontains parts of ammonium chloride. The material treated with the aboveliquor is then dried at 70-90" C. and then heated for 5-15 minutes at120-150 C. The washed, and also the unwashed, fabric possesses goodwater-repellent properties.

Example 9 Cotton gabardine is treated on a foulard at 20-30 C. withasolution of carbon tetrachloride which contains in 1000 parts ofsolution 20 parts of the ternary basic condensation product described atthe end of Example 7, 10-60 parts of paraffin wax and 10 parts of anyone of the products obtained as described in the third paragraph ofExample 1 and Examples 2-6, and also 50 parts of a solution of 10percent strength of monochloracetic acid in ethanol.

The solvent is then allowed to evaporate in the air and the fabric isheated for 5 minutes at 145 C. In this manner there is obtained awater-repellent dressing which is resistant to washing at the boil.

Example 10 carbon tetrachloride, the solvent may be trichlorethylene,perchlorethylene, benzine or another high boiling pe- Ttroleumhydrocarbon.

A, nylon fabric is treated on a foulard at 50-55" C. with a liquorprepared as follows:

At 70 C. 22.parts of the ternary basic condensation product described atthe end of Example 7 are melted while stirring with 11 parts of parafiinand 11 parts of any one of the products obtainable according to thethird paragraph of Example 1, or according ,to Examples 2-6.

There are then added to the melt 8.5 parts of chlorobenzene and 5 partsof glacial acetic acid and the whole is heated to 90 C. while stirring.At that temperatureparts of water of 60-70 C. are added. An emulsion isobtained immediately. It is stirred for a short while before it ispoured into 835 parts of water of 50 C. containing 2.5 parts ofcrystalline aluminum sulfate.

After treatment with the above liquor, the fabric is dried at 80 C. andthen heated to -150 C. for 5 minutes. Before and after washing in a bathcontaining 5 grams of soap per liter and 2 grams of sodium carbonate perliter and having a temperature of 50 C. the nylon fabric has a soft feeland a very good water repellency.

Instead of a nylon fabric there can be used a fabric made from someother polyamide fibers or polyacrylic nitrile fibers or a fabric madefrom cotton, regenerated cellulose, cellulose ester or wool, or mixedfabrics made I from these materials,

What is claimed is:

. 1. A composition of matter suitable for producing water-repellentdressings on textiles, which comprises (A) .a hardenable water-insolublederivative of a formaldehyde methylated NH -groups, and in whichcondensation prod-- net at least one N-hydroxymethyl group for everyhydroxymethylated NH -group of the aminotriazine is etherified with asaturated monohydric alcohol containing at most 4 carbon atoms, and inwhich condensation product-further at least one N-hydroxyrnethylgroup iscon densed with a member selected from the group consisting of aliphaticsaturated monocarboxylic acids containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms,aliphatic saturated monohydric alcohols containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms,N-methylolamides of aliphatic saturated monocarboxylic acids containing8 to 18 carbon atoms and N-methylol urethanes of aliphatic saturatedmonohydric alcohols containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms, with (b) a memberselected from the group consisting of partial esters of an aliphaticsaturated polyhydric alcohol with an aliphatic saturated monocarboxylicacid containing 12 to 18 carbon atoms and partial ethers of an aliphaticsaturated polyhydric alcohol with an aliphatic saturated monohydricalcohol containing at least 12 carbon atoms, and (B) a waterrepellentwax.

2. A composition of matter suitable for producing water-repellentdressings on textiles, which comprises acetone 11 (A)"=ahardenablewater-insoluble derivative of amethylol-m'elarninewhich hasbeen'obtainedby condensing with the aid of heat and under substantiallyanhydrous conditions (a) a methylolmelamine'n'iethylether in which atleast one N hyd'roxymethyl group is condensed with a member selectedfrom the group consisting of aliphatic saturated mono'carboxylic acidscontaining 8 to 18 carbon atoms, aliphatic saturated monohydric alcoholscontaining 8 to 18 carbon 'atoms,.N-methylolarnides of aliphaticsaturated monocarboxylic acids containing 8 to 18 carmon atorns andN-methyl urethanes of aliphatic saturated monohydric alcohols containing8"to 18 carbon comprises'(A) a harde'nablewater-insoluble derivative ofa formaldehyde condensation product of an amino-1 :3 :5-triazinecontaining at least two- NH -grou'ps 'andwhich derivativehasbeen obtained by condensing with the aid of heat and undersubstantiallyanhydrous conditions (a) a formaldehyde condensation product of anamino-13:5- triazine, said condensation product containing 2 to 3'hydroxy-methylated NH -g'roups, and in Whichco'ndensation productatleast one N-hydroxymethylgroup for every hydroxyrnethylat ed N-H-group of the aminotriazine is etherified with a saturated monohydricalcohol containing at most'4 carbon atoms, and in which condensationproduct further at least one N-hydroxymethyl group is condensed with amember selected from the groupconsist-ing of aliphatic saturatedmonocarboxylic acids. containing 8 to 18'carbon atoms, aliphaticsaturated monohydric' alcohols containing 8 'to' 18 carbon atoms,N-methylolamides of aliphatic saturated monocarboxylic acids containing8 to 18 carbon atoms and N- methylol urethanes of aliphatic saturatedmonohydric alcohols containing 8 'to 18 carbon atoms, with (b) a memberselected from the group consisting of partial esters of an aliphaticsaturated polyhydric alcohol with an aliphaticsaturatedmonocarboxylic'acid containing 12 to l8 car-bon-atoms andpartial ethers of an aliphatic saturated polyhydric alcohol with analiphaticsaturated monohydric alcohol containing 12 to '18 carbon atoms,and (B) a water-repellent'wax.

4. Textile material Which is rendered Water-repellent by impregnating itwith a composition of matter, which comprises (A) a hardenablewater-insoluble derivative of a methylolarnine which has been obtainedby condensing withthe aid of heat and under substantially anhydrousconditions (a) a'methylolmelamine methyletherin'which at least one-N-hydroxymethyl groupis'condensed with a member selected fromthe groupconsisting of aliphatic saturated monocarboxylic acids containing 8'to18"ca'rb0n ''atoms; aliphatic saturated 'monoh'ydrie alcohols containing8 to '18 carbon atoms, 'N-methylolamides of "aliphatic saturatedmonocarboxylic acids containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms and N-rn'ethyloliurethane's of aliphatic' saturated monohydric alcohols containing 8-to18 carbon atoms, with '(b) a member selected from theg'ro'up con sistingof partial esters of an aliphatic saturated polyhydric alcohol with analiphatic-saturated monocarboxylic acid containing 12 to 18 carbon atomsand partial ethers of an aliphatic-saturated polyhydric alcohol with analiphatic saturated monohydric-alcoholcontaining 12 to 18 carbon atoms,(B) paraflinwvax and (C) =a watersoluble salt of a ternary basiccondensation product obtained by'heating togetheramethylol-melarnine'methyl ether, stearic acid and triethanolamine. 5. Acomposition of matter suitable for producing Water-repellent dressingson textiles, which comprises (A) 10 parts of a hardenablewater-insoluble derivative of a methylolmelarnine which hasbeen'obtained "by condensing withthe aid of heat and under substantiallyanhydrous conditions l -mol of I (a) A highly etherifiedmethylolmelaminemethyhether which is esterified with 2 mob of stearic acid with 2 molsof (b) .Stearic acid diglyceride,

(B) 10 parts of paraflin wax, (C) at least 18 parts of a ternary basiccondensation product obtained 'by 'he'ating together methylol melaminemethyl ether, stearic acid and triethanolamine and 414 parts ofchlorobenzene.

6. A composition of matter suitable for producingwater-repellentdressingson textiles,'which comprises a V concentratedaqueous emulsion-of (A)' 10.-'parts of a hardenable water-insolublederivative-bf I a m'ethylolmelamine which has been obtained bycondensing-with the aid of heat :and'under substantially anhydrous-comditions 1 mol of a) A =methylolmelamine methyl ether Whichis esterifiedwith 2 mols of stearic acid with 2 mols of (b) Stearic acid diglyceride,(B) 10 partsof paraflin wax, and (C) at least 18 parts of the acetate ofat'ernary basic condensation product obtained by heating togethermethylol melamine methyl ether, 1 stearic "acid and triethanolamine.

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The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed., p. 1030, Reinhold, 1956.

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